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Household of William Foyer (born 1833, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Foyer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Foyer, born in 1833 in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Foyer, born in 1836 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Allan, born in 1846 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Foyer's household

Male

William

Foyer

Head
Female

Janet

Foyer

Wife
Male

Andrew

Foyer

Son
Male

James

Foyer

Son
Male

Robert

Foyer

Son
Male

John

Foyer

Son
Male

David

Foyer

Son
Male

John

Allan

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Foyer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Foyer

Head

Married

48

1833

Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Foyer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

Foyer

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Foyer

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Foyer

Son

-

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Foyer

Son

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Foyer

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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